Exorcism

Jiang Yinxia, ​​a Taoist priest from Zhaoshan, had a dream. He dreamed that a large patch of sunshine as soft as gauze enveloped the entire island. The sun hung above the sea and never set. This dream was so vivid that Jiang Yinxia thought she had returned to Zhaoshan in a trance. She opened her eyes excitedly, but what she saw was the bitter wind and snow blowing in her face. Even if she used her third eye, she could not see the sun in the sky.

What should happen will always happen. On the thirteenth day after entering the land of monsters, the first Taoist priest became possessed by a demon. The contrast between dreams and reality was too great. After being invaded by demons, Jiang Yinxia's heart as a Taoist priest was very fragile. , failed to withstand this blow.

At that time, more than a hundred Taoist priests were flying slowly in the low altitude several feet above the ground. The environment of the demon land was harsh and filled with unclean air. They had to be cautious and divided into three groups. One group cast spells and took everyone flying. One group is responsible for guarding, and the other group is for rest.

Jiang Yinxia was resting. When no one was prepared, he collapsed, jumped to a high altitude, looked around, and then shouted to his surprised companions below: "There is no way to go! We have no way to go!" The sun disappears, and everyone will be buried in the ice and snow. The Taoist tradition will never let go of those who are invaded by the devil. Why should we suffer this kind of death just a few days later?"

The Taoist priests below looked up at Jiang Yinxia with pity. They were convinced that this person had been possessed without any more evidence. Slowly, all eyes turned to Mu Xingqiu, who was at the front of the team. He was the leader, guide, and supervisor. , holding the power of life and death given by the Taoist tradition.

Jiang Yinxia also looked at Mu Xingqiu, with a face full of sorrow and anger, "Don't think I don't know, you didn't have good intentions at all when you brought us into the land of monsters. What you are looking for is not the origin of Dao Fire, but the art of transforming monsters. You If you want to try it on us, you will soon take away our inner elixir, right?"

The ingenuity of the possessed Taoist priest has not been lost at all, and it is more convenient for speculating on conspiracy. Mu Xingqiu has no way to argue, and there is no need to argue. He stretched out his right arm and threw a bolt of lightning.

Jiang Yinxia is a Taoist priest of the third level of Mingjing Kedi Xia. Her magical power is not weak. She immediately summoned two bronze mirrors, one large and one small. Even if she is possessed by a demon, she will not panic. She adopts a defensive and offensive tactic. The large bronze mirror protects her body and the small bronze mirror protects her body. The mirror waited for the opportunity to shine on Mu Xingqiu, "No one can try to steal my inner elixir!"

The lightning turned into a net, covering Jiang Yinxia's whole body. The light from the small bronze mirror could not be emitted, and the protection of the large bronze mirror only lasted for a short while. There was a crisp sound, and the shield of Zhaoshan Taoist priest shattered. Suddenly, he was struck by lightning, screamed, fell straight to the ground from the air, and plunged into the thick snow.

"Just rest here." Mu Xingqiu ordered.

The demon-invading Taoist priests obeyed the orders and landed on the ground. They either built tents, set up restrictions, or cast spells to block the wind and snow. They cooperated in a tacit understanding. However, no one came close to Jiang Yinxia, ​​and no one spoke. The first demoniac appeared like this. Soon, their future became even bleaker.

This was the first time he landed on the ground to rest since setting off from Pangshan. Yin Buchen was exhausted. Although he didn't have to perform magic at all and was completely carried by the Taoist priests, he was not used to sleeping while flying, and he couldn't stand it. Such a long flight. After landing, he stretched his muscles and ran to the motionless Jiang Yinxia. He stared at her for a while, took a breath, and said loudly: "Mu Xingqiu, your spell is not working. He is not dead yet."

The Taoist priests all knew that Jiang Yinxia was not dead, but just fainted, so no one paid attention to the half-demon.

Xin Youtao built himself a comfortable little tent with talismans, ran to Mu Xingqiu, and whispered, "My mood is not right."

Indeed, the deeper you go into the land of demons, the more silent the demon-invading Taoist priests become. Jiang Yinxia's suspicion of Mu Xingqiu is by no means a new thought. It's just that he was able to suppress it before becoming a demon, and even pretended that these thoughts did not exist. Once he became a demon, he would Coming out like a flood.

"I know." Mu Xingqiu glanced at Zuo Liuying on the edge of the crowd.

Zuo Liuying resumed his practice and refused to speak again. He did it. He didn't even open his mouth for half a month, and he didn't say a word through other people. But he was a Taoist priest who focused on the mind. His existence gave great confidence to the demon-invading Taoist priests. Even if Jiang Yinxia became a demon, the target of her suspicion would not be Zuo Liuying.

But the Concentrating Taoist priest refused to do anything and followed the team like a ghost. When Mu Xingqiu had a demon-transformation reaction, he immediately sent him a Concentrating Orb.

Another senior Taoist priest in the team is Zhou Qianhui, the first master of the Yashan Divine Engineering Department. He is setting up more restrictions with several Taoist priests. He is of great help to the team, but he is not nosy. He has only one task. Waiting for the death of Bald Man.

"You have caused a lot of trouble for yourself. Also, you have to deal with Taoist Zhaoshan as soon as possible. Kill him or not?" Xin Youtao didn't have a good idea. He shook his head and walked towards Xiao Qingtao in the crowd, hoping to talk to her Talk.

Xiao Hao chased Bald Man on a flea and circled around the camp. He didn't feel tired at all. They were the only three of them in the whole team who were as happy as usual.

Mu Xingqiu had to solve this crisis alone. It would be easy to get rid of Jiang Yinxia, ​​but if the spread of panic and suspicion could not be stopped, the possessed Taoists would soon appear in droves.

He walked to Jiang Yinxia's side. Taoist Zhaoshan was still awake, lying head down in the snow. Mu Xingqiu used Wuxu Illusion Technique, which caused the Taoist priest's state of mind to collapse. His strength did not decrease, but his resistance to illusions dropped significantly - this was exactly the purpose of the demon species.

Mu Xingqiu did not check Jiang Yinxia's past memories. This was his respect for the Taoist priest and a means of self-protection: knowing a person too well would sometimes affect his mood and prevent him from making a prompt decision.

He saw Jiang Yinxia's dream, felt Taoist Zhaoshan's disappointment and shock when he opened his eyes and saw the flying snow in the sky, and thus understood the reason for this obsession.

"Do you want to win the elixir? This is my strength." Yin Buchen looked forward to it, "If you don't care about his life or death, I can do better."

Mu Xingqiu shook his head, he had other ideas.

The Taoist priests moved quickly, and it didn't take long for the camp to be built. The invisible restrictions and shields not only blocked the unclean air, but also allowed the wind and snow to get out of the way automatically, creating a small resting place isolated from the land of monsters. .

"Fellow Taoists, please come over," Mu Xingqiu said loudly.

The Taoist priests came and stood around. The bald man flew onto Mu Xingqiu's shoulder. Xiao Hao was still riding a flea. At this time, he was sleepy and yawned constantly. Yin Bu Shen retreated behind the crowd in a thoughtful manner, but not far away from the Taoist priests. The furthest among them were Zhou Qianhui and Zuo Liuying. They had not been attacked by demons before, and because they relied on their status, they did not attend the party but walked into the tent.

Mu Xingqiu turned around in a circle and glanced around. These were all real Taoist priests. They were attacked by demons not because of their low level, weak magic power, or carelessness, but because of an accident. They were not attacked by demons. Knowing that the enemy he was charging towards was the demon race, he did not make any preparations to defend against the demon. The zombie demon did not specifically select the target when spreading the demon seed, it was completely random.

"We need a goal." Mu Xingqiu said.

"Don't you have many goals?" A demon-invading Taoist priest replied calmly.

"Yes, I want to find a way to reverse demon transformation and save a person, but this is my own goal. You don't need to participate, and you won't want to. I also want to figure out what the origin of Tao Fire is, but this goal It’s too far away. That’s the goal of the Demon Slayer Association. We need a common goal, a goal that can be achieved now.”

"How about we call it a reversal of becoming a demon." Taoist priest Jiang Yinxia of Zhaoshan woke up, turned over, and still fell on the snow. She looked up and said without looking at anyone, "The transformation of a demon can be reversed, but the transformation of a demon cannot be reversed?"

Mu Xingqiu turned his back to Jiang Yinxia, ​​without turning around, and shook his head, "This is a goal, but I won't deceive you. The art of transforming demons is completely different from becoming a demon. It has only been born for a few years and has not yet been perfected or manufactured. I already know the material clearly, and I may be able to find a way to reverse it. The demon has existed for hundreds of thousands of years, and many high-level Taoist priests are at a loss. I think it will be difficult for us to make progress."

"Then just wait for death." Jiang Yinxia no longer cares. He misses Zhaoshan and hates this ice and snow. But he can't go back and he can't defeat Mu Xingqiu. The only thing he can do is to say whatever he wants.

"Did he die by suicide, homicide, or end his life?" Mu Xingqiu turned around and asked seriously.

Jiang Yinxia sat up. What he said was just a complaint. He didn't expect to be taken seriously. He stared at Mu Xingqiu, "Are you laughing at me?"

"I can kill you, why do I laugh at you? No one around me laughs, so what does it mean to laugh at you?"

The bald man on Mu Xingqiu's shoulder wanted to laugh, but he quickly suppressed it after hearing these words.

Jiang Yinxia lay down again, neither speaking nor moving. He was actually not interested in the so-called common goal. He would rather spend this time recalling Zhaoshan and then complain about the whole world.

But he did something unknowingly. The demon-invading Taoist priests standing around finally believed that Mu Xingqiu was really asking for their opinions.

Hongshan Taoist priest Gan Zhiquan spoke, "I hope to accomplish something big. Even if one day I become possessed by a demon and am killed, I can make up for it in advance. The thing I fear most is to become a sinner of the Taoism. In that case, I would rather commit suicide."

The Taoist priests nodded one after another, and Gan Zhiquan indeed spoke their minds.

"It would be great if there is another giant demon king. We can go after him... Mr. Yishi, how about Mr. Yishi? Everything the demon clan has done in these years seems to be related to him. Kill him. It can eliminate a big hidden danger for orthodoxy.”

Yin Buchen was startled and immediately squatted on the ground. It took him a while to realize that the Taoist priests were not talking about him at all.

"We really need to find Mr. Yishi. He holds many secrets, which may be helpful in reversing the transformation into demons, and may even be able to prevent him from becoming a demon." Mu Xingqiu raised his right arm, "This is our first The goal, starting from tomorrow, is to capture and interrogate every demon we encounter along the way to find clues about Ishi-kun."

This is a goal that can be started immediately and to which all Taoists can contribute.

"What happens next?" Mu Xingqiu asked loudly, "I think it won't be too difficult for us to find Mr. Yishi with so many of us. We should set another goal that is a little further away but not too far away."

Gan Zhiquan walked out of the crowd, "I have an idea." He glanced at Mu Xingqiu, and after getting the signal, he continued: "The biggest enemy of the Taoism is the demon clan. All Taoisms are preparing for war, but they lack a vanguard army. It's better for us to take charge. After finding Mr. Yishi, let's go to Wangshan and kill the escaped demons. If possible, I want to face all the demons and fight them."

The demon-invading Taoist priests were silent for a while, and then said in unison: "Go to Wangshan Mountain!"

The sound dissipated and everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Yinxia again. He still lay on the ground and refused to get up, occasionally letting out a sneer.

Mu Xingqiu said: "Those who are possessed by demons, choose your way of death."